A selection of images from around the world taken over the past 24 hours.

An overloaded wooden boat carrying 97 suspected illegal Indonesian immigrants sank off Malaysia's western coast, with rescuers now searching for more than 40 missing people.

Some 300 riders from 15 teams around China took part in a traditional horseback riding event in Hongyuan county.

Models are seen backstage at the Tiger of Sweden show during the London Collections event.

Russia's Victor Faizulin (left) and Dmitry Kombarov fight for the ball with South Korea's Park Chu-young during their 2014 World Cup football match at the Pantanal arena in Cuiaba, Brazil. The game ended 1-1.

Spanish soldiers rehearse in front of the Royal Palace in Madrid in preparation for the coronation of Prince Felipe following the abdication of King Juan Carlos.

In a few weeks HMS Queen Elizabeth, the lead ship of the Queen Elizabeth-class of aircraft carrier and the largest warship ever built for the Royal Navy, will be named by the Queen in a traditional champagne ceremony. The ship, capable of carrying up to 40 aircraft, is scheduled to be launched this summer, and to commission in early 2017, with full operational capability from 2020.